Research Interests

developmental psychology, consciousness studies, qualitative research methods, spirituality in business, transformational processes, leadership and organization development, spirituality and sexuality, curriculum design, early Indo-European religions and spirituality, and dissertation research design, writing and supervision.

Biography

Jenny Wade, Ph.D., is a multidisciplinary professional whose career has spanned diverse areas with an emphasis on the realization of human potential. Dr. Wade is a professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, a researcher; an organization and leadership development consultant; and developmental psychologist specializing the structuring of consciousness and related transformative processes. The Millennium Middle School in San Francisco based their curriculum on her developmental theory, and she designed an advanced leadership program for His Serene Highness Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein and the International Peace Foundation. She is the seminal author of research on ecstatic states triggered by sex, including the book Transcendent Sex: When Lovemaking Opens the Veil. Dr. Wade is an international speaker and workshop presenter to businesses, universities, and popular audiences on transformational development. Recent research interests include evolutionary defense-related altered states (battle trance), castration in religion, and star-based ancient religions. She is co-editing the second edition of The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology and The Bloomsbury Handbook of Transpersonal Education.

Awards & Distinctions

Board of Editors, Journal of Transpersonal Psychology

Research Editor, Board of Editors, International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

Board of Editors, Journal of Near-Death Studies

Advisory Board, Grof Legacy Training

Founding Board Member, Board of Directors, The Millennium School

Board of Directors, International Transpersonal Association

Education

Ph.D. in Human Development, The Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, 1994

M.A. in Human Development, The Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, 1991

B.A. cum laude, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 1974

Publications

Books

In press. Wade, J., Buckler, S., Fraser, H. (Eds.). The Bloomsbury handbook of transpersonal education. Bloomsbury.

In press. Hartelius, G., Wade, J., & Friedman, H. (Eds.). The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of transpersonal psychology (2nd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.

2024. Jordania, J., & Wade, J. (Eds.). Defence strategies in early human evolution: Materials of an international conference held at Grigol Robakidze University, Tiblisi, Georgia. Logos.

2012. Wade, J. Flawless customer service inside and out: Creating a customer-centered culture for love, profit, and competitive advantage. Human Resource Development Press.

2004. Wade, J. Transcendent sex: When lovemaking opens the veil. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Books). (Also published in Dutch, Russian, German, and Danish.)

1996. Wade, J. Changes of mind: A holonomic theory of the evolution of consciousness. State University of New York Press.

Papers

In press. Wade, J. Teaching enlightenment: How innovation can transform transformation. In J. Wade, S. Buckler, & H. Fraser, (Eds.). The Bloomsbury handbook of transpersonal education. Bloomsbury.

In press. Wade, J. Learn starts before birth: Lifelong wellbeing begins in the womb. In J. Wade, S. Buckler, & H. Fraser, (Eds.). The Bloomsbury handbook of transpersonal education. Bloomsbury.

In press. Wade, J. From teachable moment to transpersonal transformative moment. In J. Wade, S. Buckler, & H. Fraser, (Eds.). The Bloomsbury handbook of transpersonal education. Bloomsbury.

In press. Snipes, J., & Wade, J. Millennium Middle School: Transpersonal eduction for early adoelscents. In J. Wade, S. Buckler, & H. Fraser, (Eds.). The Bloomsbury handbook of transpersonal education. Bloomsbury.

In press. Wade, J. Workplace spirituality and spiritual leadership. In G. Hartelius, J. Wade, & H. Friedman (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of transpersonal psychology (2nd. ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.

In press. Wade, J. Transpersonal human development, part III. In G. Hartelius, J. Wade, & H. Friedman (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of transpersonal psychology (2nd. ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.

In press. Wade, J. Transcendent sex: Spiritual and transpersonal experiences evoked by lovemaking. In G. Hartelius, J. Wade, & H. Friedman (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of transpersonal psychology (2nd. ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.

In press. Wade, J., Alongi, P., & Hermida, J. Transpersonal psychotherapies. In G. Hartelius, J. Wade, & H. Friedman (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of transpersonal psychology (2nd. ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.

In press. Wade, J., Redfield, A., & Thouin-Savard, M. I. The electronic dance music scene: A contemporary transpersonal phenomenon. (Forthcoming). In G. Hartelius, J. Wade, & H. Friedman (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of transpersonal psychology (2nd. ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.

In press. Greenberg, S. E., & Wade, J. Qualitative research in transpersonal psychology: Reflections on problems in the field & future directions. In G. Hartelius, J. Wade, & H. Friedman (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of transpersonal psychology (2nd. ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.

Forthcoming. Wade, J. Battle trance: From evolutionary survival to super performance. In L. Biernacki & G. Shaw (Eds.), Embodiment and the supernormal. Bloomsbury.

2025. Devecigil, N., & Wade, J. Integrating play therapy and parental objectives: Case studies in neonatal trauma and therapeutic progress. Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, 39(2), 5-23. 

2025. Wade, J. Millennium School: An experiment in transpersonal education for early adolescents. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 44(1), 154-166. 

2025. Cameron, K., & Wade, J. Childhood trauma and the emergence of precognitive abilities: A correlational study. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies.